House lawmakers introduce five bipartisan bills to unwind tech monopolies

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Friday, House Democrats introduced five new bills meant to chip away at the power of big tech companies, targeting a variety of practices that antitrust advocates say are stifling competition. These measures are the House Judiciary Committee’s historic, 16-month long investigation into the business tactics of companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. With this new slate of bills, Congress is getting ready to legislate based on the concerns raised by that investigation — and the move could reshape the tech industry as we know it. “Right now, unregulated tech monopolies have too much power over our economy” “Right now, unregulated tech monopolies have too much power over our economy. They are in a unique position to pick... Continue reading…